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As IT environments become increasingly distributed and organizations adopt hybrid and remote work at scale, traditional perimeter-based security models and on-premises Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions no longer suffice. IT administrators, contractors and third-party vendors now require secure access to critical systems from any location and on any device, without compromising  – Read More  – … Read More “Why Organizations Are Turning to RPAM  – The Hacker News” »

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a cross-tenant blind spot that allows attackers to bypass Microsoft Defender for Office 365 protections via the guest access feature in Teams. “When users operate as guests in another tenant, their protections are determined entirely by that hosting environment, not by their home organization,” Ontinue security researcher Rhys Downing … Read More “MS Teams Guest Access Can Remove Defender Protection When Users Join External Tenants  – The Hacker News” »

The threat actor known as Bloody Wolf has been attributed to a cyber attack campaign that has targeted Kyrgyzstan since at least June 2025 with the goal of delivering NetSupport RAT. As of October 2025, the activity has expanded to also single out Uzbekistan, Group-IB researchers Amirbek Kurbanov and Volen Kayo said in a report … Read More “Bloody Wolf Expands Java-based NetSupport RAT Attacks in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan  – The Hacker News” »

Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters admin “Rey,” allegedly a 15-year-old named Saif Khader from Jordan, has been named in a report linking him to the group. He denies the claim.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More 

Alisa Viejo, CA, USA, 27th November 2025, CyberNewsWire  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More 

Microsoft has announced plans to improve the security of Entra ID authentication by blocking unauthorized script injection attacks starting a year from now. The update to its Content Security Policy (CSP) aims to enhance the Entra ID sign-in experience at “login.microsoftonline[.]com” by only letting scripts from trusted Microsoft domains run. “This update strengthens security and … Read More “Microsoft to Block Unauthorized Scripts in Entra ID Logins with 2026 CSP Update  – The Hacker News” »

OpenAI confirmed a third-party data breach via Mixpanel, exposing limited API user metadata like names, emails and browser…  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More 

Cronos launches x402 PayTech Hackathon with $42K prize pool to drive AI-powered on-chain payments using agent tech and Crypto.com tools.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More 

Hackers have been busy again this week. From fake voice calls and AI-powered malware to huge money-laundering busts and new scams, there’s a lot happening in the cyber world. Criminals are getting creative — using smart tricks to steal data, sound real, and hide in plain sight. But they’re not the only ones moving fast. … Read More “ThreatsDay Bulletin: AI Malware, Voice Bot Flaws, Crypto Laundering, IoT Attacks — and 20 More Stories  – The Hacker News” »

CISA, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has issued a new warning that cybercriminals and state-backed hacking groups are using spyware to compromise smartphones belonging to users of popular encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.  – Read More  – Graham … Read More “State-backed spyware attacks are targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, CISA warns  – Graham Cluley” »

Richard Hughes, head of Office for Budget Responsibility, says he has apologised to chancellor for ‘letting people down’ How Rachel Reeves’s budget was leaked 40 minutes early Business live – latest updates UK politics live – latest updates The chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility has said he felt “personally mortified” by the early … Read More “OBR chair ‘mortified’ by budget leak as ex-cybersecurity chief called in to investigate  – Data and computer security | The Guardian” »

Gainsight has disclosed that the recent suspicious activity targeting its applications has affected more customers than previously thought. The company said Salesforce initially provided a list of 3 impacted customers and that it has “expanded to a larger list” as of November 21, 2025. It did not reveal the exact number of customers who were … Read More “Gainsight Expands Impacted Customer List Following Salesforce Security Alert  – The Hacker News” »

America’s airwaves are haunted by zombies again, as we dig into a decade of broadcasters leaving their hardware open to attack, giving hackers the chance to hijack TV shows, blast out fake emergency alerts, and even replace religious sermons with explicit furry podcasts. Meanwhile, we look at how a worker at a cybersecurity firm allegedly … Read More “Smashing Security podcast #445: The hack that brought back the zombie apocalypse  – Graham Cluley” »

Reliability engineer on why resilience must be designed, not patched, and how decades of global experience taught her to turn outages into insights.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More 

OnSolve CodeRED, a voluntary, opt-in emergency notification system used by law enforcement agencies and municipalities across the country, has been permanently shut down in the wake of a ransomware attack. Crisis24, the company behind the service, said it decommissioned the platform after the cyberattack damaged the OnSolve CodeRED environment earlier this month. “Current forensic analysis … Read More “Crisis24 shuts down emergency notification system in wake of ransomware attack  – CyberScoop” »

The House Homeland Security Committee is calling on Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to provide testimony on a likely-Chinese espionage campaign that used Claude, the company’s AI tool, to automate portions of a wide-ranging cyber campaign targeting at least 30 organizations around the world. The committee sent Amodei a letter Wednesday commending Anthropic for disclosing the … Read More “Congress calls on Anthropic CEO to testify on Chinese Claude espionage campaign  – CyberScoop” »

A new bipartisan bill introduced in the House would increase the criminal penalties for committing fraud and impersonation with the assistance of AI tools. The AI Fraud Deterrence Act, introduced by Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Neal Dunn, R-Md., would raise the overall ceiling for criminal fines and prison time for fraudsters who use AI … Read More “New legislation targets scammers that use AI to deceive  – CyberScoop” »

The second wave of the Shai-Hulud supply chain attack has spilled over to the Maven ecosystem after compromising more than 830 packages in the npm registry. The Socket Research Team said it identified a Maven Central package named org.mvnpm:posthog-node:4.18.1 that embeds the same two components associated with Sha1-Hulud: the “setup_bun.js” loader and the main payload … Read More “Shai-Hulud v2 Campaign Spreads From npm to Maven, Exposing Thousands of Secrets  – The Hacker News” »

New research from Ontinue exposes a major security flaw in Microsoft Teams B2B Guest Access. Learn how attackers bypass all Defender for Office 365 protections with a single invite.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More 

AI meeting assistants have become essential tools for professionals who want fast, accurate, and automated transcription. Yet behind…  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More 

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious extension on the Chrome Web Store that’s capable of injecting a stealthy Solana transfer into a swap transaction and transferring the funds to an attacker-controlled cryptocurrency wallet. The extension, named Crypto Copilot, was first published by a user named “sjclark76” on May 7, 2024. The developer describes the … Read More “Chrome Extension Caught Injecting Hidden Solana Transfer Fees Into Raydium Swaps  – The Hacker News” »

A prolific cybercriminal group that calls itself “Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters” has dominated headlines this year by regularly stealing data from and publicly mass extorting dozens of major corporations. But the tables seem to have turned somewhat for “Rey,” the moniker chosen by the technical operator and public face of the hacker group: Earlier this week, … Read More “Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’  – Krebs on Security” »

Cary, North Carolina, USA, 26th November 2025, CyberNewsWire  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More 

South Korea’s financial sector has been targeted by what has been described as a sophisticated supply chain attack that led to the deployment of Qilin ransomware. “This operation combined the capabilities of a major Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group, Qilin, with potential involvement from North Korean state-affiliated actors (Moonstone Sleet), leveraging Managed Service Provider (MSP)  – Read … Read More “Qilin Ransomware Turns South Korean MSP Breach Into 28-Victim ‘Korean Leaks’ Data Heist  – The Hacker News” »

Samourai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill were sentenced to 4 and 5 years for laundering $237M via their crypto mixer.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More 

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster city council investigate whether data has been compromised At least two London councils have been hit by a cyber-attack and have invoked emergency plans as they investigate whether any data has been compromised. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster City council, which share some … Read More “Two London councils enact emergency plans after being hit by cyber-attack  – Data and computer security | The Guardian” »

Enterprises today are expected to have at least 6-8 detection tools, as detection is considered a standard investment and the first line of defense. Yet security leaders struggle to justify dedicating resources further down the alert lifecycle to their superiors. As a result, most organizations’ security investments are asymmetrical, robust detection tools paired with an … Read More “When Your $2M Security Detection Fails: Can your SOC Save You?  – The Hacker News” »

The final season of “Stranger Things” is upon us, and 1980s nostalgia is at an all-time high. The clunky control panels at Hawkins Lab help set the stage for the show. The unfortunate reality is that similar legacy systems still exist in operational technology (OT) environments today. Just as Hawkins Lab spawned a monstrous compendium … Read More “‘Stranger Things’ emerge when OT security is stuck in the past  – CyberScoop” »

Bitdefender Labs found fake Battlefield 6 pirated copies and trainers spreading aggressive malware, C2 agents, and infostealers, designed to steal player data and crypto-wallets.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More 

If you’re using community tools like Chocolatey or Winget to keep systems updated, you’re not alone. These platforms are fast, flexible, and easy to work with—making them favorites for IT teams. But there’s a catch… The very tools that make your job easier might also be the reason your systems are at risk. These tools … Read More “Webinar: Learn to Spot Risks and Patch Safely with Community-Maintained Tools  – The Hacker News” »

The threat actors behind a malware family known as RomCom targeted a U.S.-based civil engineering company via a JavaScript loader dubbed SocGholish to deliver the Mythic Agent. “This is the first time that a RomCom payload has been observed being distributed by SocGholish,” Arctic Wolf Labs researcher Jacob Faires said in a Tuesday report. The … Read More “RomCom Uses SocGholish Fake Update Attacks to Deliver Mythic Agent Malware  – The Hacker News” »